Fierce feminine divinities of Eurasia and Latin America : Baba Yaga, Kālī, Pombagira, and Santa Muerte / Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, Małgorzata, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goddesses.

Goddess religion.

Baba Yaga (Legendary character).

Baba Yaga.

Kālī (Hindu deity).

Kālī.

Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity).

Santa Muerte (Mexican deity).

Santa Muerte.

Physical Description:

xiv, 188 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

"Contrary to the image of peaceful, maternal divine figures such as the Virgin Mary, there exists a gamut of fierce female divinities. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, embodied in the divine feminine. These strong, independent, unrestrained figures are commonly and full of magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu goddess Kālī, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Responding to a growing interest in fierce feminine archetypes and syncretic religions, Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction PART I: EURASIA 1. Baba Yaga, the Witch from Slavic Fairy Tales 2. Kālī, the Ultimate Fierce Feminine PART II: LATIN AMERICA 3. Pombagira, the Holy Streetwalker 4. Santa Muerte, Death the Protector Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137543547

113754354X

OCLC:

909320632